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Recognised as Colour

#118CCA

  • #118CCA
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#118CCA is a blue with RGB values 17, 140, 202 and HSL 200°, 84%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#118CCA#118CCA
HEX#118CCA
RGBrgb(17, 140, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.0667, 0.549, 0.7922
RGB percentages6.7%, 54.9%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(200.1, 84.5%, 42.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(200.1, 91.6%, 79.2%)
CMYK91.6%, 30.7%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,150,154
CSS custom property--colour: #118CCA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.2314WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness127.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.63:1
Contrast with white3.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.63:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#767676
Inverted#EE7335

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#6E8DCDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#567DC9no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.8 from the original
Tritanopia#009CA2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 36.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.73:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 9.7Deep skyblue · ΔE 19.8Cornflower blue · ΔE 20.8Light skyblue · ΔE 27.4Dodgerblue · ΔE 29.5Light slate grey · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 9.7, clearly different but related
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA4F11
Analogous#11CAAC, #112FCA
Triadic#CA118C, #8CCA11
Split complementary#CA112F, #CAAC11
Tetradic#AC11CA, #CA4F11, #2FCA11

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#AFE0F8
Lighter +30%#80CDF4
Lighter +20%#51BBF0
Lighter +10%#22A8EC
Darker −10%#0D6B9B
Darker −20%#094B6C
Darker −30%#052A3D
Darker −40%#010A0E
More saturated +25%#0092DB
Less saturated −25%#2C83AF

Channel breakdown

R17
G140
B202
Red17 (6.7%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue200.11°
Saturation (HSL)84.47%
Lightness42.94%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 11 · G 8C · B CA

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